Jesse T Smith Jr
Military
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UPL 43860
Unidentified photos which could potentially be the Squadron staff crew (Keller Crew) for Captain Lawrence McGuire (Which had 5 officers). If so, this crew was MIA 4/13/44 and made it to Switz. This crew would have included: Capt. Oliver Keller, (N)Bill Bird, (B) Jesse Smith, (FE) Coleman Hodges, (RO) Bob McReynolds (BTG) Eddes King, (WG) Stan Postelnik, (WG) Tony Coputo, (TG) Lt John Hodge
447th Bomb Group collection
447 Bomb Group History
Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #4297064. Landed in Switzerland. Interned.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Virginia lee II
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Germany | 13 April 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4296 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database